Finding 1179089 (2025-006)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-12
Audit: 391506
Organization: City of Lincoln Park, Michigan (MI)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to accurately prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) for fiscal year 2025, leading to a misreporting of approximately $7.6 million.
  • Impacted Requirements: This finding violates 2 CFR Section 200.510(b), which mandates that entities must create a SEFA if they spend over $1 million in federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Assign dedicated staff to prepare and review the SEFA to ensure accurate reporting of federal expenditures moving forward.

Finding Text

Assistance Listing, Federal Agency, and Program Name - ALN 14.218, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Block Grants and ALN 21.027, Department of the Treasury, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Federal Award Identification Number and Year - B24MC260070 2025 and CW 5912A 2026 2021 Pass through Entity - N/A Finding Type - Material weakness and material noncompliance with laws and regulations Repeat Finding - No Criteria - Per 2 CFR Section 200.510(b), cities and other non federal entities must create a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) if they expend more than $1 million in federal awards during their fiscal year. Condition - The City did not accurately prepare a SEFA that included all federal expenditures in fiscal year 2025, which resulted in a increase of approximately $7.6 million. Questioned Costs - N/A If questioned costs are not determinable, description of why known questioned costs were undetermined or otherwise could not be reported - N/A Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed - N/A Context - The City did not accurately prepare a SEFA based on the activity for the year ended June 30, 2025. Cause and Effect - Improper recognition of federal awards which includes the grant agreement periods and the amount of expenditures originally provided created issues with the amounts reported to the auditors and led to the correction of the SEFA by an amount of $7.6 million from the amounts that were originally provided. Recommendation - The City should assign an individual to prepare the SEFA, along with another individual to approve it to ensure that it is properly recorded. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions - The City will ensure that all future expenditures of federal awards are included on the SEFA by assigned staff to prepare and review the SEFA and track the amounts throughout the year.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: The City did not accurately prepare a SEFA that included all federal expenditures in fiscal year 2025, which resulted in a difference of approximately $7.6 million. Planned Corrective Action: The City will ensure that all future expenditures of federal awards are included on the SEFA by assigned staff to prepare and review the SEFA and track the amounts throughout the year. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Lisa Griggs Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026

Categories

Reporting Material Weakness

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1179074 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179075 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179076 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179077 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179078 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179079 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179080 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179081 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179082 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179083 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179084 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179085 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179086 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179087 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179088 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179090 2025-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179091 2025-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179092 2025-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179093 2025-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179094 2025-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1179095 2025-007
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 COVID-19 - CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $19.03M
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $418,206
97.044 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT $113,384